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Health in Beach City · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Beach City residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Beach City, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Beach City. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Beach City

Smoking is more common in Beach City

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (20.3%), vs 15.4% across Ohio. Habits ↓

COPD and heart disease run high in Beach City

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.4%), vs 8% across Ohio. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (8.7%), vs 7.1% across Ohio. Conditions ↓

More Beach City adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (31.8%), vs 26.9% across Ohio. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Ohio figure falls outside Beach City’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Ohio

Share of adults, with the Ohio figure marked.

Get no exercise 31.8%OH 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.6%OH 37.9%
Binge drink 16.1%OH 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 20.3%OH 15.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Beach City, betterBeach City, worseAbout the sameOhio
Where Beach City gets moving

0.1 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Beach City adults…

Beach City runs above OH on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Beach City adults have COPD
Ohio: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.7–12.3%
Better than OHWorseAbout the sameOhio
Getting care

Care in and near Beach City

No hospital or community health center in Beach City itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERUnion HospitalDover · 11.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAultman Hospital★★★★★ · 13.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpringvale Health CentersDover · 11 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11 mi
Springvale Health Centers
3 sites · nearest in Dover
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11 mi
Lifecare Family Health & Dental Center
2 sites · nearest in Massillon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.6 mi
Union Hospital
Dover · ★★★★★
ER
13.5 mi
Aultman Hospital
Canton · ★★★★★
ER
14.6 mi
Mercy Medical Center
Canton · ★★★★★
ER
15.7 mi
Aultman Orrville Hospital
Orrville · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beach City itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beach City itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Beach City itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Beach City; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Beach City adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Ohio.

78%Yearly checkupOH 80%
61%Dentist visitOH 63%
85%Cholesterol checkOH 86%
63%Colon screeningOH 65%
72%MammogramOH 76%
80%Taking BP medsOH 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beach City 8.6% · Ohio 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Beach City adults are doing

About the same as Ohio on each measure.

1 in 3Beach City adults feel lonely
35.7% · OH 35% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Beach City adults lack social or emotional support
21.9% · OH 21.3% · About the same as OH
1 in 4Beach City adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.2% · OH 25.4% · About the same as OH
1 in 5Beach City adults are in frequent mental distress
18.8% · OH 17.5% · About the same as OH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Beach City adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 7
Beach City adults worry about having enough food
14.4% · OH 14.1%
About the same as OH
1 in 9
Beach City adults worry about keeping their housing
11.1% · OH 11.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 12
Beach City adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.2% · OH 8.3%
About the same as OH
1 in 13
Beach City adults lack reliable transportation
7.9% · OH 7.7%
About the same as OH

12.7% of Beach City adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Ohio.

Around town

Beach City and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

34.3%

of Beach City adults live with a disability (Ohio 29.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%
Thinking or memory15.8%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone9.5%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.5%
Ohio

Questions about health in Beach City

Why doesn’t Beach City have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Beach City.

What hospital is closest to Beach City?

Union Hospital in Dover, 11.6 miles in a straight line from Beach City’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Beach City.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Ohio figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.